MSM is in a weird spot with Haiti coverage now. I have to give them credit, they did a great job covering this one, probably motivated somewhat by their terrible Iran coverage last year. The problem now, though, is that media consumers are pretty much burnt out on the stories, having had their fill of death and destruction. Not to mention that rebuilding isn't particularly interesting to read about. So keep an eye out for a spate of odd-thing stories now as MSM tries to stay interested, for example CNN's "There's an AP for that" (laugh track laughter) story about the man who survived because he had an app on his iPhone for taking care of wounds . According to Gawker this morning, now that the media saturation point has hit, CBS is getting the hell out right now due to lack of interest.

You can also expect a glut of free publicity for whatever the hell Apple is announcing Wednesday (probably the iPad) as "online interest" hits "fever pitch". Otherwise, some good headlines last week (good job, submitters), and this week's Fark Betting Line for your betting pleasure:

- Coverage on Haiti switches from "damn, they're boned" to "let's fly back and ask Haitians in the U.S. what they think about all of this" (4:1)

- Media runs out of Super Bowl matchup strategy discussions to talk about by Wednesday, will switch focus to "Aftermath of Katrina" stories about how great this is for the people of New Orleans (3:1)

- Apple unveils the latest, greatest, most awesomest thing that was ever conceived by mankind since the wheel, beer, sliced bread and bacon (2:1)

- Competing tech company says, "Hey, we pretty much invented that same thing in 2008..." before being captured and dismembered by Apple's crack Hyperbole Commando Team (12:1)

- Repeat from last week, but it's bound to happen: Shaky-cam live footage of a cliff residence sliding down into a pile of rubble after the rain-saturated footings give way (3:1)

- Favre retirement discussion begins. Bonus if they show pics of Favre's face in pain as the Saints defenders climb off his ribs (5:1)

- Entertainment media downshifts to Defcon 2 to cover every conceivable angle of the rumor of the Brad Pitt/Angelina Jolie breakup (3:2)

- Jolie tries to divert attention away from relationship questions by adopting the entire country of Haiti (59:1)

Haiti coverage will shift to the "American Red Cross Accused of Retaining Haiti Donations" meme that appeared after Katrina.

The Red Cross usually takes whatever income it gets and divvies it up between immediate needs and long-term projects. Most tearful donating folks don't quite get the concept that funding infrastructure also applies to non-profits, so that the NEXT time there's an earthquake, the Red Cross will have gurneys and ambulances to drop off in whatever UNICEF country needs them in the future.

DarthBrooks:Haiti coverage will shift to the "American Red Cross Accused of Retaining Haiti Donations" meme that appeared after Katrina.

The Red Cross usually takes whatever income it gets and divvies it up between immediate needs and long-term projects. Most tearful donating folks don't quite get the concept that funding infrastructure also applies to non-profits, so that the NEXT time there's an earthquake, the Red Cross will have gurneys and ambulances to drop off in whatever UNICEF country needs them in the future.

I was under the impression I was purchasing everyone a kitten to lift their spirits and mildly assuage their hunger.

haddie:DarthBrooks: Haiti coverage will shift to the "American Red Cross Accused of Retaining Haiti Donations" meme that appeared after Katrina.

The Red Cross usually takes whatever income it gets and divvies it up between immediate needs and long-term projects. Most tearful donating folks don't quite get the concept that funding infrastructure also applies to non-profits, so that the NEXT time there's an earthquake, the Red Cross will have gurneys and ambulances to drop off in whatever UNICEF country needs them in the future.

I was under the impression I was purchasing everyone a kitten to lift their spirits and mildly assuage their hunger.

The week's favorite headlines read like a Carrot Top routine. I normally look forward to this...

I picked through the list of puns like a man searching for his dropped ring in an unflushed toilet: Even after you found the one thing that isn't shiat, you still feel bad about what you had to go through to find it.

I'd just like to say that, as a New Orleanian, we do not condone the use of Katrina during sporting events. It's a stupid thing for sportscasters to do. We had our time in September 2006 when the Saints played the first game back in the Dome after Katrina. We needed that.

However, the reason the Saints going to the Super Bowl is so good for the city right now has nothing to do with Katrina. It has everything to do with the 43 years of this having never happened before.

No one drones on about 9/11 during Yankees games. They might as well keep talking about the Chicago Fire during Bears games.

How soon till we get the inevitable - Peyton Manning's dad used to be the quarterback of the Saints, Peyton used to be a Saints fan when he was a kid, Peyton wanted to boo his dad and the Saints when they played bad, etc.